Christopher Carlos Jones (born December 16, 1965) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Jones made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinnati Reds on April 21, 1991 and appeared in his final game with the Milwaukee Brewers on July 29, 2000. Career He graduated in 1984 from Liverpool High School located in Liverpool suburb of Syracuse, New York. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft, and spent the next six seasons in the Reds' farm system. He played in 52 games in his rookie year before being released by the Reds and signed by the Houston Astros. After a season with Houston, Jones was a member of the inaugural Colorado Rockies team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1993, and spent two years with the team, as well as two years with the New York Mets. He spent 1997 with the San Diego Padres then played for the inaugural Arizona Diamondbacks team in 1998. After playing for the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers, he played in the minor leagues until 2004. In 2004 Jones signed to play for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League, following his retirement he returned to manage the Bears for two seasons from 2005-06. the team went 100-165 during his time in Newark. In January 2007, he took over as manager of the Kannapolis Intimidators, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Jones currently lives now in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife, Cystal, and two children, Christopher and Crishana. References External links Pura Pelota (Venezuelan League) Retrosheet 1965 births Living people African-American baseball players Águilas del Zulia players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona Diamondbacks players Baseball players from New York (state) Billings Mustangs players Cafeteros de Córdoba players Cedar Rapids Reds players Chattanooga Lookouts players Cincinnati Reds players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Fresno Grizzlies players Houston Astros players Indianapolis Indians players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Leones de Yucatán players Major League Baseball outfielders Mexican League baseball left fielders Milwaukee Brewers players Minor league baseball managers Nashville Sounds players New York Mets players Newark Bears players Norfolk Tides players Sportspeople from Utica, New York Richmond Braves players San Diego Padres players San Francisco Giants players St. Paul Saints players Syracuse SkyChiefs players Tiburones de La Guaira players American expatriate baseball